Where does “supergallant” come from?
supergallant (English) comes from English gallant, from Middle English galant, from Old French galant, from Old French galer, from Old French galle, from Latin galla, from Gaulish gallā, from Proto-Germanic gallǭ — to flourish; green, yellow.
supergallant (English): Very gallant
Definitions
- Very gallant
Ancestry of “supergallant”, step by step
supergallant traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English gallant
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | gallant | brave, valiant; honorable; grand, noble |
| 2 | Middle English | galant | — |
| 3 | Old French | galant | present participle of galer; brave; noble;... |
| 4 | Old French | galer | to rub; to scratch; to have fun; to enjoy oneself |
| 5 | Old French | galle | — |
| 6 | Latin | galla | the oak apple, gall-nut; a harsh, sour kind of... |
| 7 | Gaulish | gallā | vessel |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | gallǭ | gall, bile |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰelh₃- | to flourish; green, yellow |
via English super
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | super | Of excellent quality, superfine; better than... |
| 2 | English | super-ego | Alternative spelling of superego |
| 3 | German | Über-Ich | superego |
| 4 | German | Ich | ego, the Ich; self, me, him, etc |
| 5 | Middle High German | ich | I |
| 6 | Old High German | ih | I |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | ik | I |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | *ek | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | éǵh₂ | I |